Long overdue -- the post not me

I've finally added something new to our family blog. This is the part of the post where I expound upon how difficult it has been to be pregnant, balance the end of another semester of school, 4 kids, a household...followed both various other excuses for not blogging sooner, but I digress. Suffice it to say, I'm just happy to finally be posting something new to our blog.

We've had one of the busiest summers on record for our family. The pictures in our slideshows won't show even a tenth of the things we have seen and done but we're happy to have a little something to share with everyone.

In June we travelled to Utah and Idaho to visit our beloved family. We were able to stay with Stephanie, Jeff and their adorable children for a short time. We loved every minute of it. We were also blessed to be able to take the kids to the Oquirrh Mountain temple open house. This was an amazing experience for our family. The Temple was breathtaking and the spirit was powerful. Definitely a day to remember.

To make things even sweeter, Krystell was able to spend our entire visit with us. It was awesome to have her join us on all our little adventures this summer. We always have so much fun with her.

We then drove to Idaho to visit Mom & Dad. It was so good to see them again. All of the kids did what they could to get Grandma's attention every moment they could. We had a special treat this visit in that Grandpa was home to visit nearly every minute of our stay. We wish that he wouldn't have been home recovering from a serious set of breaks in his right leg, but we certainly enjoyed having more time with him. Stephanie, Jeff and their kids joined us for most of our stay in Idaho which was wonderful. All of the kids enjoyed spending as much time as possible with their cousins. We played games, went to the park, laughed, celebrated Father's Day and had a great time. The crowning jewel was our annual fishing trip. Thank you to Grandpa for making it possible again this year. Our family was so excited that we could be there for it this year. It was an awesome trip. We can't wait to visit again soon.